What to do regarding a house that I inherited if it has someone with lifetime rights living in it?
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What to do regarding a house that I inherited if it has someone with lifetime rights living in it?
My dad passed when I was in 6th grade; I am now 19. He was not married to my mother, nor do I believe their relationship would constitute a common law marriage in SC since it was clear my dad had no intentions of marrying her and they did not act like a married. In the sense that they slept in different rooms, he cooked and she didn’t do anything really other then work a few random jobs. The problem I have is that in the will it states she is allowed to live in the home I currently live in until she gets married, moves out, or passes away; but she can not let anyone else live there nor sell it. But she had my uncle live there for over 4 years and she is letting her dog ruin the house. Can I do anything?
Asked on April 16, 2013 under Estate Planning, South Carolina
Answers:
Victor Waid / Law Office of Victor Waid
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Obtain probate counsel to petition the court to administer the estate of your father, yourself appointed administrator of the esatate, and have the woman removed from the property for violating the terms of the life estate given her by your father.
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